How I Like My Mash. This is how i do mash, basically. By Guest Contributor November 7, 2012 Vegetarian Preparation Time Cook Time Servings0IngredientsPotatoes of coursea spoon or 2 of butter/olive spread, whichever you usea couple splashes of milkdash of saltgenerous sprinkling of white peppera good grating of nutmeg (i grate fresh, but if you want you can use powdered.)Instructions Step 1: Boil/steam potatoes until nice and soft. Step 2: drain if boiled, put back in pan add butter, milk, salt, pepper and nutmeg and mash together. Step 3: add more of the extras if needed. Step 4: Step 5: eat!